There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Hildesheim by plane, train, car, car train, bus, or night train
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Fly to Hannover Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hildesheim Hbftrain
4h 50m€120–397Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Goettingennighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
8h 43m€54–173Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hannover Hbfcartrain
9h 47m€120–158Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Göttingen central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
10h 16m€62–138Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 20m€145–477Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 39m€131–476Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 42m€139–452Train, bus
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Kasselbus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
10h 51m€110–250Drive 671.3 km
- Drive from Zurich to Hildesheimcar 671.3 km
6h 22m€117–168
Zurich to Hildesheim by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Hildesheim is to bus and train which costs €60 - €140 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Hildesheim is to fly and train which takes 4h 50m and costs €120 - €400.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Hildesheim. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof via Göttingen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 43m.
The distance between Zurich and Hildesheim is 626 km. The road distance is 671.3 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Hildesheim without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 16m and costs €60 - €140.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Zurich to Hildesheim, including transfers.
Zurich to Hildesheim train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
Zurich to Hildesheim train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Goettingen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Hildesheim is 671 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Zurich to Hildesheim.
There are 373+ hotels available in Hildesheim.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Hildesheim, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Hildesheim. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Hannover Airport (HAJ), walk to Langenhagen Flughafen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, then take the train to Hildesheim Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Zurich to Hildesheim via Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station and Hannover Hbf in around 9h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- Erixx
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hildesheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Schedules at
- Erixx
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hildesheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hildesheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Goettingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Zuerich Hb to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–85
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Göttingen central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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